Hospers Pride and progress noted in neighboring visit
A writer recalls a visit to Hospers praising rebuilt fire damage, thriving merchants, a proactive commercial club led by pharmacist Spavin, and new public improvements including water works and electric light. The piece also riffs on science and marriage age with humorous snippets.
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New York State
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Hudson
Wives and Language Talk Among College Professors
A brief paragraph jokes that few husbands want wives speaking many languages and notes that wives of college professors rarely get a chance to talk much. The tone is light social commentary on gender and academic life.
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Percival Lowall
Mars
Riddle Cipher and Past Week's Answers
A puzzle asks to write a cipher, prefix fifty to the right place five, then add one fifth of eight. The overall result is described as the sum of human happiness. Previously solved items include No. 1 with 5 cows 1 hog 94 sheep and No. 2 with a loss of $200.
Maurice Iowa ordinance amends sidewalks material rule
Ordinance No 45 amends Ordinance No 88 by striking burnt brick and good paving stone from sidewalk material in Maurice Iowa The measure becomes effective after publication in the Maurice Times Approved December 1910 by Mayor and Clerk J Harrison and J C Emery.
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Maurice Times
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J.C. Harrison
Vocation of alley in Block 17 Maurice Iowa
Ordinance 46 vacates the alley running east west through Block 17 in Maurice Iowa. The land reverts to adjacent lot owners and the ordinance takes force after publication in the Maurice Times. Signed by J C Harrison and J C Emery.
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Maurice
Iowa
Local Ads Promote Spring Shoes Hats and Fabrics
Local notices advertise spring shoes and oxfords at H Warntjes and spring hats and caps at I respectfully ask all parties indebted to me to please call and settle up at once. J C Harrison. Good outing flannel 8 cents per yard at John Vanden Brink. Lace curtains 53 to 5 dollars per pair at.
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J.C. Harrison
John Vanden Brink
France’s tobacco monopoly blamed for higher prices and shortages
The government monopoly on tobacco and matches in France faces criticism for price hikes and shortages. Officials claim moisture loss explains smaller match boxes and short weight tobacco while cigaret costs rise, provoking anger among buyers and sparking fears of unrest.
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France
Dbeulerardiers
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